Midwifery Academy · MINC-MW-002
Essential Antenatal Investigations and Interpretation
Essential Antenatal Investigations and Interpretation was selected because it addresses an important midwifery responsibility with direct implications for patient safety, continuity and quality of care. The module progresses from foundational concepts through assessment, midwifery action, communication, evaluation and an integrated practice-improvement exercise.
40 CPD credit hours · 40 one-hour units · 2400 minutes · Coming soon
MINC is still writing this module. Its units are listed below so you can see what is coming; none of them can be started or bought yet.
Module aim
Antenatal tests improve outcomes only when specimens are collected safely, results are interpreted in context, critical findings are communicated and follow-up is completed.
What you will be able to do
- By the end of the module, the learner will be able to select appropriate routine antenatal investigations.
- By the end of the module, the learner will be able to ensure safe specimen and result processes.
- By the end of the module, the learner will be able to interpret common results within scope.
- By the end of the module, the learner will be able to communicate critical findings promptly.
- By the end of the module, the learner will be able to coordinate counselling, referral and follow-up.
Units
- Purpose of antenatal investigations (60 min)
- Consent and preparation for testing (60 min)
- Specimen identification and pre-analytical safety (60 min)
- Interpreting results within clinical context (60 min)
- Complete blood count in pregnancy (60 min)
- Haemoglobin and anaemia classification (60 min)
- Blood film and additional anaemia evaluation (60 min)
- Blood group and rhesus testing (60 min)
- Antibody screening and sensitisation pathways (60 min)
- Urinalysis technique and interpretation (60 min)
- Proteinuria assessment (60 min)
- Urinary-tract infection screening (60 min)
- Blood glucose testing in pregnancy (60 min)
- Oral glucose-tolerance testing concepts (60 min)
- HIV testing services and linkage (60 min)
- Syphilis testing and treatment linkage (60 min)
- Hepatitis B screening (60 min)
- Malaria testing in pregnancy (60 min)
- Stool and parasite testing when indicated (60 min)
- Renal-function tests in pregnancy (60 min)
- Liver-function tests in pregnancy (60 min)
- Electrolytes and pregnancy illness (60 min)
- Coagulation testing in obstetric risk (60 min)
- Ultrasound safety and appropriate use (60 min)
- Early-pregnancy ultrasound (60 min)
- Dating and viability assessment (60 min)
- Fetal number and chorionicity (60 min)
- Placental location (60 min)
- Fetal biometry and growth (60 min)
- Amniotic-fluid assessment (60 min)
- Congenital-anomaly screening awareness (60 min)
- Cervical-length assessment awareness (60 min)
- Doppler studies: indications and limits (60 min)
- Cardiotocography awareness in antenatal care (60 min)
- False-positive and false-negative results (60 min)
- Critical results and urgent communication (60 min)
- Documentation and result tracking (60 min)
- Counselling after abnormal results (60 min)
- Referral and follow-up of abnormal findings (60 min)
- Integrated investigation-interpretation case (60 min)
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